14 DAY TRIAL // Apple is selling new Macintosh refurbs via the Special Deals area of its online store, starting with a unibody Mac mini clocked at 2.4GHz with 2GB of memory, a 320GB hard drive, and NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics for just $599, and ending with a refurbished 13-inch MacBook Pro at 2.26GHz and 2GB of memory for $929 ($270 off).
Whenever Apple’s Special Deals area lists a considerable amount of sub-$1,000 Macintosh computers, Softpedia is always pleased to report its findings to avid readers.
This week, Apple is listing no less than six different configurations, all priced below the $1,000 point, starting with an affordable $599 unibody Mac mini, and ending with a more powerful unibody MacBook Pro for just a couple hundreds more.
The listings, as stumbled upon at the time of this writing, can be found below complete with links to their respective web pages on the online Apple Store, where U.S customers can immediately apply for free shipping.
Worth noting is the continued availability of refurbished, old-generation MacBook Airs priced at just $849.00.
Refurbished Mac mini 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo - $599.00 (Save $100.00;14% off)
- 2GB memory - 320GB hard drive - HDMI port with support for up to 1920-by-1200 resolution - SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) - NVIDIA GeForce 320M with 256MB memory
- 4GB memory - Dual 500GB hard drives - NVIDIA GeForce 9400M with 256MB memory - Mac OS X Server Snow Leopard
Refurbished MacBook Air 1.86GHz Intel Core 2 Duo - $849.00 (Save $150.00; 15% off)
- 13.3-inch glossy widescreen display - 2GB memory - 120GB SATA hard drive - NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics - Built-in iSight Camera
Refurbished MacBook 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo - $849.00 (Save $150.00; 15% off)
- 13.3-inch LED-backlit glossy widescreen display - 2GB (2 x 1GB) of 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 250GB Serial ATA @ 5400 rpm - 8x double-layer SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) - NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics processor with 256MB of DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory
Refurbished Mac mini with Snow Leopard Server - $849.00 (Save $150.00; 15% off)
- 2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo - 4GB memory - Dual 500GB Serial ATA hard disk drives - HDMI port with support for up to 1920-by-1200 resolution - NVIDIA GeForce 320M with 256MB memory
Refurbished MacBook Pro 2.26GHz Intel Core 2 Duo - $929.00 (Save $270.00; 22% off)
- 13.3-inch LED-backlit glossy widescreen display - 2GB memory - 160GB hard drive - 8x SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) - SD card slot - Built-in 7-hour battery - NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics - Illuminated keyboard
About Apple refurbished products
Apple Certified Refurbished Products are pre-owned products that undergo Apple's stringent refurbishment process, prior to being offered for sale. They are returned under Apple's Return and Refund Policies.
While only some units are brought back because of technical issues, all of them undergo the company's rigorous quality-refurbishment process.
Service and support include 90 days of telephone support and a one-year warranty. You have the option of purchasing an AppleCare Protection Plan for your refurb, while shipping is free in the US.